A ship was expected last Wednesday morning to take them to Uruguay, but he won't be back in the States until Wednesday. Bonifas said the crew tried to entertain the passengers by taking them on hikes, but boredom for him has set in.

Still it could have been worse.

“If this would have happened a day out in that sea, we’d be stranded out there, and if you get big waves it can do serious damage to a ship,” he said, saying it has been snowing and between 20-30 degrees each day.